Syrian media: Mortar fire kills 6 near Damascus

FILE - In this Jan. 29, 2013, file photo, a man walks past dead bodies in front of a river in the neighborhood of Bustan al-Qasr in Aleppo, Syria. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Tuesday that it has documented 150,344 deaths in the conflict that started in March 2011. The figure includes civilians, rebels, and members of the Syrian military. It also includes militiamen, fighting alongside President Bashar Assad’s forces and foreign fighters battling for Assad’s ouster on the rebels’ side. (AP Photo/Abdullah al-Yassin, File)
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